Youth Athlete Development and Nutrition. [PDF]
Sports Med, 2021 AbstractAdolescence (ages 13–18 years) is a period of significant growth and physical development that includes changes in body composition, metabolic and hormonal fluctuations, maturation of organ systems, and establishment of nutrient deposits, which all may affect future health.
Desbrow B.
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Pushing your luck: on chance, serendipity, and athlete development [PDF]
Sports Medicine - OpenThe notion that problems with prediction can be resolved with more, and better, data has a long history. In this paper, we examine the role of chance and randomness (i.e., events where there is a low probability of occurrence) in athlete development ...
Joseph Baker, Kathryn Johnston
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Assessing the practicality of using freely available AI-based GPT tools for coach learning and athlete development [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingThis study represents one of the initial efforts to analyse a coach-athlete conversational dataset using freely available GPT tools and a pre-determined, context-specific, prompt-based analyses framework (i.e., R2-PIASS).
Katherine A. O'Brien, Sarah Prentice
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Investigating coaches’ general beliefs on defining and identifying talent in basketball [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyCoaches have various challenging tasks to handle, including athlete development and selection. Selection decisions are often based on the coach’s eye. That is, coaches use their experience and intuition to generate holistic and subjective evaluations of ...
Till Koopmann +2 more
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Coaching effectiveness in competitive youth contact sports and martial arts: athletes’ and coaches’ perceptions [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundContact sports and martial arts can provide an avenue for young athletes’ development in physical and psychosocial aspects. Athletes’ consistent development of competence, confidence, connection, and character (the 4 Cs) are the desired athlete
İlayda Müjdeci +3 more
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Editorial: 40 years of relative age effects in sport: lessons from the past and directions for the future [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingAdam L. Kelly +3 more
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High Performance Judoka’s Views On Their Athlete Journey And The Need For Athlete Education
Journal of Athlete Development and Experience, 2022 High-performance sport has been the subject of controversy and scandal, coming under heavy scrutiny within the broad issue of “Duty of Care” in terms of the welfare and holistic development of athletes.
Katrina McDonald +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The purpose of this study is to explore the causal relationship among athlete gratitude, athlete engagement, athlete burnout by cross-lag analysis of longitudinal associations.
Zhengmao Guo +6 more
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Developmental activities of elite junior hockey players: an analysis of early sport specialization
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 Early sport specialization is a popular and contentious topic in the scientific literature and popular media. The lure of extrinsic rewards has led to increasing rates of specialization among young athletes, while expert recommendations promote ...
W. J. Garland +3 more
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Athletic justice: Scale development and validation
Heliyon, 2023 The current study aimed to create a reliable and valid scale to measure athletes' perception of fairness regarding coaches' behaviors. The study utilized a scale development process, including three steps: (a) item generation, (b) scale development, and (c) scale evaluation.
Seungmo Kim +3 more
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